The Issue Is
Discussions and debates with top newsmakers about the most controversial and interesting issues impacting California, hosted by FOX 11’s Elex Michaelson and airing on several TV stations across the state.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 422
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
142: Police reform in America
This week, after nearly three weeks of protests in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, changes of all shapes and sizes started to take place in America.
From newly announced police reforms at…
00:21:41 |
Sat 20 Jun 2020
141: A discussion on COVID-19 with Dr. Fauci; and understanding the issue of race with Congresswoman Karen Bass
Another busy week in the world of politics.
Another week marked by outrage, fear, and uncertainty.
Coronavirus deaths in the US surpassed 115,000. On Tuesday, the Georgia primary was marred by …
00:34:19 |
Sat 13 Jun 2020
140: Fighting racial injustice; a one-on-one with Gov. Newsom
Another difficult week for The United States.
This, as in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, protests spread from coast to coast.
While many peacefully took to the streets, calling for ju…
00:28:45 |
Sun 07 Jun 2020
139: The battle over California's churches
With churches not set to reopen in California until Phase 3, Pastor Jim Franklin of Fresno's Cornerstone Church was one of 1,200 California pastors who wrote to Gov. Newsom saying they would reopen o…
00:19:47 |
Sat 23 May 2020
138: Discussing coronavirus with former California governor Jerry Brown
This week, grim economic news out of California.
First, a revised budget proposal that would see cuts to the likes of public education as the state works to fill the $54B deficit caused by coronav…
00:41:51 |
Tue 19 May 2020
137: The latest reopening efforts with businessman Tom Steyer, chef Wolfgang Puck
What should have been a week punctuated by celebrations of Cinco De Mayo and Mother's Day, has instead been defined by anxiety, as more and more states cautiously ease restrictions in an attempt to r…
00:40:39 |
Sat 09 May 2020
136: The economy during the COVID-19 pandemic, Andrew Yang weighs in on stimulus payment
Under a cloud of anxiety and partisanship, this week saw both the federal government start to phase-out their "stop the spread" guidelines as well as a number of major cities and states make their fi…
00:31:14 |
Sun 03 May 2020
135: Federal guidelines for reopening America have been unveiled
The federal guidelines for reopening America have been unveiled, but returning to normal could be a long way off.
This, as the number of Americans testing positive for coronavirus has passed 700,00…
00:35:16 |
Sat 18 Apr 2020
134: America continues to adjust to a new normal with COVID-19
Of the 1.7 million confirmed cases worldwide, 500,000 are in the US. More than 18,000 Americans have succumbed to the disease, although the models keep improving in terms of how many ultimately will.…
00:31:42 |
Fri 10 Apr 2020
133: Coronavirus w/ Dr. Oz & Dr. Bassem Youseff
Dr. Oz kicks things off by evaluating the response to coronavirus in California, especially as the rates of infection and mortality have lagged behind many other less-populated states.
Oz called muc…
Oz called muc…
00:32:04 |
Fri 03 Apr 2020
132: Coronavirus with Rep. Karen Bass, Gloria Allred & Carla Marinucci
Now the House and Senate have passed the CARES Act, Congresswoman Karen Bass (D-CA37) breaks down how the bill will impact those Americans sitting at home weathering the storm.
"If you filed your t…
"If you filed your t…
00:37:19 |
Fri 27 Mar 2020
131: Coronavirus with Dr. Paul Song, Harvey Levin & Dr. Michael Gervais
We kick things off with Dr. Paul Song. Song, the husband of journalist Lisa Ling, is a radiation oncologist and healthcare activist, advising on insurance policy, clinical trials, and Medicare for Al…
00:36:27 |
Fri 20 Mar 2020
130: Coronavirus from every angle: scientific, emotional and political
We kick things off with Dr. Drew Pinsky, who is currently co-hosting the nightly Coronavirus Crisis special on FOX 11 with Elex. The show airs nightly at 7:00 PM, and streams for a full-hour on the F…
00:26:12 |
Fri 13 Mar 2020
129: The Presidential Race and Coronavirus
It's been another chaotic week in American politics: Millions of Americans in 15 states and territories cast their primary ballots, four major candidates suspended their campaigns, Coronavirus fears …
00:24:48 |
Sat 07 Mar 2020
128: Coronavirus and Super Tuesday
This week, new cases of coronavirus have been detected in South Korea, Italy, Iran, the US and 45 other countries; with the threat of a global economic slowdown, the Dow Jones tumbled some 3,600 poin…
00:30:48 |
Sun 01 Mar 2020
127: Super Tuesday
On March 3, voters in 15 states head to the polls, awarding nearly 1/3 of delegates in the Democratic Presidential Primary. The largest share of those delegates will be from California.
Will Sen. Sa…
Will Sen. Sa…
00:13:42 |
Sat 29 Feb 2020
126: FOX 11's Town Hall with Pete Buttigieg at USC
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg took questions on some of the biggest issues of the 2020 election race during an exclusive town hall hosted by FOX 11's Elex Michaelson at the Univers…
01:07:21 |
Sat 22 Feb 2020
125: Addressing homelessness in California
In 2019, 567,715 people in the US experienced homelessness on a single night. 151,278 of those individuals were in California.
California’s total represented a 16.4% increase over 2018, one of the…
00:23:37 |
Sat 15 Feb 2020
124: Representative Adam Schiff
For political junkies, every day this past week was like the Super Bowl.
On Monday, the Iowa caucus kicked off the Presidential primary in the worst way possible. Tuesday saw the President deliver h…
On Monday, the Iowa caucus kicked off the Presidential primary in the worst way possible. Tuesday saw the President deliver h…
00:21:48 |
Sat 08 Feb 2020
123: 92nd Academy Awards
The Oscars are this Sunday, to discuss the state of the race and make their final predictions, Elex is joined by Elizabeth Wagmeister of Variety, and Grae Drake, better known as Ms. Moviefone.
Bey…
00:14:19 |
Sat 08 Feb 2020
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